The following birds are available for sale at this time. They are priced so the average person can afford them. So don't pass up some good birds just because they're not priced at several hundred dollars each. If you're at the other end of the financial spectrum, you need to realize that these are pedigreed animals and not street pigeons. The day of the five-dollar pigeon is long gone. They are priced so I can receive some reasonable return on the investment I have made in feed, time caring for them, etc.

You will find some rare-colored birds among those listed. It is important to remember that we are a FLYING loft, not a COLOR loft. Our rare colors are required to fly right with the other birds. We sell youngsters that we raise out of our flyers, but we will seldom sell the rare-colored flyers themselves because we will be using them later as breeders.

I am selling pigeons, not paper, but almost all of those listed below have extensive pedigrees. I will provide whatever pedigree information I have on each bird listed. Feel free to email me and request an electronic copy of the pedigree of any bird listed here.

PLEASE NOTE: 2011 saw another significant increase in postal rates. Therefore, if birds are to be shipped to you (shipping to destinations in the USA only), the shipping charge will be $50 for one bird, $55 for two birds, $70 for 3 or 4 birds, $90 for 5 or 6 birds, and $100 for 7 or 8 birds to cover the cost of postage and a special USPS-approved shipping box. Larger boxes mean even more weight, hence the jump in shipping costs. More than 8 birds will require a second box.

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Racing Homers

Lot #	Bird Information	Price
1.	New Listing AU 11 WCOF 1558, June hatch blue check. Based on size, appears to be a cock, but there is an outside chance we may be dealing with a large hen, since both parents are pretty big. Sire is "Heisenberg", my best old bird flyer. Recently moved to the breeding loft, Heisenberg was 5th at 200 miles as a YB and 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th from 130 miles as an OB through 2007. 1st to loft on 1st four races of 2007, winning the 4th from 130 miles. He was also 1st @ 160 in 2009; retired to stock in 2010. 1558's dam is a blue bar Janssen that is the daughter of an AU Registered Champion and the granddaughter of another AU Champion. Full pedigree. If not sold immediately, I will likely hang on to this bird to use as a breeder in 2013, since the dhildren of Heisenberg have been among my better breeders. Price: $75
2.	2011 blue bar Gordon hen from the flying team. Both parents are from a friend here in Ohio and are down from the Gordons of Butch Woods, Gordy Johnson, and Cyril Smith. She flew 120 and 125 miles. The Gordons have a reputation as tough, dependable birds that will often prevail in slow races and in hard weather. They are definitely not sprinters, but "Pluggers" you can depend on when the going gets tough. Limited pedigree. Price: $50
3.	Trenton cock! Well, actually he is half Trenton. We all know that the Trenton family has been allowed to deteriorate over the years because they are not "speed" birds, and this one true "All-American" strain has been relegated to the "dustbin of history". It seems that most of the current Trentons exist only as historical curiosities or as denizens of "color breeding lofts" where there is no attention paid to flying ability. In an attempt to right this collosal wrong that has been heaped upon this noble family of dependable long-distance pigeons, we have made a bold outcross that we think will help restore some of that lost glory. This beautiful red cock is the result of a Trenton hen from the old Oshaben family being crossed with a Hofkens cock from the "Hollywood" family. So not only do we have the speed genes of the Hofkens family here, but also the dependability of the old Trentons along with the hybrid vigor that such an outcross almost always provides. This is a 2011 red cock you are sure to love. (If you need a mate for him, we have a 2010 DC hen that carries recessive red and is a half-sister on the Trenton side.) Price: $75
4.	2011 blue bar cock, no. 1403, from the flying team. He flew one race of 120 miles, as the moult kept him out of the other two races we flew. He was late and not in the clock, but never got a chance to show what he really could do. Sire was bred by Ron Pairan, and is out of two AU Registered Champions. Dam was bred by Sal Rodriguez and is a race winner. Full pedigree. Price: $50
5.	2009-banded blue bar cock, no. 580. This pigeon is actually a 2010 but was banded with an old band. Bred by Richard Norris and purchased at the December 2010 Central Ohio Combine auction. Sire is "White Gold", who is also the sire of the 2009 COC Bird of the Year and is also a sire of the '08 COC Futurity winner by 26 minutes. Dam is the aforementioned futurity winner. She is also a granddaughter of "Man O War" and "Wally's Girl". 580 is a pigeon that I wanted to breed from the last two years but I have always been hit by Murphy's Law in each case. I'm still going to try to mate him up and get a round or two, and if that happens I will likely remove him from this list. Full pedigree. Price: $50
6.	Sale Pending 2007 Dominant Opal Cock, no. 7551. Here is a truly magnificent pigeon, a son of "Beachside" who is a son of the "Gray Ghost" when mated to "Super 606", a daughter of one of the greatest flyers and breeders of all time, none other than "Blue Miracle" himself. Dam of 7551 is 2718, a daughter of "Snoop Chris", a race winner and multiple diploma winner for us, as well as the sire of diploma winners. We currently have a daughter on the old bird team. Fully pedigreed. Price: $50 - SALE PENDING (KC)
7.	Hofkens! 2010 Hofkens hen, very tightly inbred on the Hollywood family. Medium sized, well-proportioned hen with a genepool just full of the great racing genes of the Hofkens strain in general, and the Hollywood family in particular. All four grandparents of 356 are grandchildren of "Hollywood". Pedigree is full of names like "Hollywood's Boy", "Europa's Dream", "Europa Star", "Europa's Prince", "Red Angel", and "Scarlet", all direct descendents of Hollywood himself. Listed price is about half her true value. If she does not sell soon, she will be in the breeding loft for 2012. We are already planning to use a full sister this year. Price: $150
8.	October 2011 hatch almond, no. 1280, almost certainly a hen, but no guarantee on the sex. Sire was a DeRoy (recessive red almond), so she also carries recessive red. Fair color for a young almond, with nice tan ground color and flecking beginning to show up. Sire of this bird was obtained from a friend who had connections to a flyer who bred and flew a lot of almonds. Dam was bred by us out of a "Hollywood" red when mated to a Janssen/HVR cross. Limited pedigree. Price: $50
9.	Sale Pending Summer hatch opal check hen, number 1566. She is about half HVR. Dam was flown to 130 miles as a YB, used as a widowhood hen for a year, and then was moved permanently to the breeding loft. Dam is also the sister of a race winner. Sire was settled here but pulled from the race team due to his penchant for sitting on the neighbor's TV antenna. Click here to see picture of sire. Full pedigree. This would make a great mate for one of the HVR cocks below. Price $50 - SALE PENDING (Prairiehorseman)
10.	2010 dark check cock, also half Trenton. He is half Blue Miracle Janssen as well. He is a small-to-medium-size pigeon that has been feeding a few late hatches for us, so he is not completely through the moult at the time his picture was taken. That should not, however, affect his breeding status for the 2012 season. He is a half-brother to the no. 3 cock listed above. Carries the gene for recessive red. Price: $35
11.	Sale Pending 2011 blue bar qualmond cock, from the race team, flew three times 120+ miles. He looks much like a faded blue bar. The qualmond is linked to brown, so he also carries brown and barless from his sire. His nest mate is a brown qualmond that placed consistently in the top 20% on race day. He was always farther down the sheet. That, along with the fact that I have extra cocks on the flying team, makes him available. Sire is down from the Bob Eaton browns on one side and is a grandson of "The Iceman" (300-mile winner) on the other side. Dam is a Dworek and is the daughter of an AU Registered Champion. Price: $50 - SALE PENDING (Prairiehorseman)
12.	2011 red check cock from the flying team. This is a well-bred Huysken-VanRiel cock out of two birds that flew the 300-mile iRace in Beaverton, Utah, as young birds. Both parents are down from the Ned Beasley family of HVRs. This pigeon was lost late during training, but returned in good shape. He flew just one race of 125 miles and placed in the top 20%. The only reason we are offering him now is because we have extra cocks in the flying loft. Full pedigree. Price: $75
13.	Summer hatch blue check Huysken-VanRiel cock, number 1582. Sire was bred by Lighthouse Lofts of New York, dam was bred by us out of a hen from Bill Vernay of Florida. Dam's full brother was a money winner in the BMM race in Rhode Island. Older siblings are flying on our current YB team, and half-siblings flew on last year's YB team. For those of you who are interested in color genetics, this cock carries the gene for brown. Nice orange/yellow eye. Full pedigree .Price: $35
14.	Sale Pending 2010 Blue Miracle Cock, AU 10 Baker & Sons 95. Very heavy in the Blue Miracle bloodlines. Sire is out of "Houdini Jr.", a grandson of "Blue Miracle" himself when mated to "Granger's Diamond". Houdini Jr. is also out of "Crack 246", a daughter of "Super Crack Olympiade 699". Granddam of this bird is "Dustin's Miracle Girl", a daughter of "Crack Miracle" and a granddaughter of the great Blue Miracle. the dam of this bird is GFL 479-04, also known as "Lady Miracle" who is a double granddaughter of Blue Miracle. So we have Blue Miracle four times in this pedigree. Also "Wally's Girl" who had been sold by Mike Ganus but then was bought back by Mike after seeing what she was producing. Other names in the pedigree: Continental Class, Goliath, Raket Doffer, Champ 411, and Slatey 663. Some of the greatest names in pigeon racing at less than half the true value of this pigeon. Price: $100 SALE PENDING (KC)
15.	Sale Pending Summer hatch 2011 blue check cock. Sire is the no. 14 cock directly above, very heavy Blue Miracle. Dam is "Kenzie", a super blend of the Hollywood Hofkens and the "Creator" family of Wout Spierings. This pigeon is an outstanding blend of three super families and when crossed back to any of them (Creator, Hollywood, Blue Miracle Janssen) should produce some truly great youngsters. Priced to sell, but we will be breeding from him if he does not sell. Price: $50 - SALE PENDING (KC)
16.	Summer hatch blue check Huysken-VanRiel cock, number 1567. Sire was bred by Lighthouse Lofts of New York, dam was bred by us out of a hen from Bill Vernay of Florida. Dam's full brother was a money winner in the BMM race in Rhode Island. Older siblings are flying on our current YB team, and half-siblings flew on last year's YB team. For those of you who are interested in color genetics, this cock carries the gene for brown. Nice orange/yellow eye. Full pedigree . Price: $35
17.	Dream Boy Janssen hen, IF 2006 DBS 0637. This is a very nice, medium sized blue bar hen bred by Domino Breeding Station. Sire is out of a full sister to Dream Boy when mated to a half-brother of Dream Boy. The half-brother is out of Dream Boy's mother mated to a son of Dream Boy. Dam is out of full brother to Dream Boy mated to a CBS Keizer Janssen hen. This is a very highly inbred Dream Boy pigeon, ripe for an outcross. We had planned to use her this year but need to drastically cut down on the number of breeders we have on hand. As is the case with several on the birds on this page, she is being offerred at about half her true value. Price: $75.
18.	New Listing 2011 blue bar cock, no. 1510, from the flying team. This is a medium-size HVR cock that flew 125, 120, 120 miles. Sire is from Lighthouse Lofts in New York, dam is a bird I raised from a hen from Bill Vernay's Greenshield Loft in Florida. Dam's full brother was a money winner in the BMM race in Rhode Island. I had planned to fly him this year, but I have too many cocks on the team. Here's your chance to get a very nice pigeon that has been proven on the road. Price: $75	$75
****	For additional birds, check out Swaney Acre Lofts. Featured there are several "Creator" and "Hollywood" pigeons, as well as a number of"Creator/Hollywood" blends, all 2010- and 2011-banded and very reasonably priced. A young "Creator" hen was equal first for us (trapped 1 second after winner) on one WCOF race this year and 2nd by 8 seconds in another race. The Creator pigeons are winning all over the US.	************